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The UEFA has sent letters to all FA’s and competitions in Europa which include a disguised threat to all who already cancelled or are planning to cancel their competitions without the approval of the UEFA. Multiple media, such as Voetbal International, report of these letters.
Two days ago, on the first of April, we reported that Overmars wanted to stop the Eredivisie immediately: ‘think of the public health,’ he stated. This was the start of two very hectic days with clubs and organisations falling over each other with opposing and contradictory views. The KNVB, the Dutch FA, still plans to resume the competition mid-June and play on until August 3rd. Not only Ajax, but also AZ, PSV, and Fortuna Sittard want the competition to be stopped immediately.
The UEFA has now sent a letter to all European FA’s, competition and a lot of big clubs which reads: ‘ We are confident that football can restart in the months to come – with conditions that will be dictated by public authorities – and believe that any decision of abandoning domestic competitions is, at this stage, premature and not justified. Since participation in UEFA club competitions is determined by the sporting result achieved at the end of a full domestic competition, a premature termination would cast doubts about the fulfilment of such condition. UEFA reserves the right to assess the entitlement of clubs to be admitted to the 2020/21 UEFA club competitions, in accordance with the relevant applicable competition regulations‘. Basically, if you don’t play a full competition the UEFA might not allow you to play in the Champions Leauge or Europa League next season.
To make the matter even more vague and complicated, the letter is also under the name of the ECA. The ECA is a body representing the interests of football clubs in UEFA. And who’s the vice-president of the ECA? Right, Edwin van der Sar – the CEO of Ajax. In the Netherlands, he fights for stopping the competition but his other job actively fights for keeping it going, very strange.
We’ll keep you updated! Until then, stay safe and stay at home!